Tootin’ our own Horn

Alameda County Library Wins National Recognition
 for Teen/Senior Web Connection Program!

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected Alameda County Library’s Teen/Senior Web Connection as one of the nation’s top programs in its Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults Project!

This program evolved as a means to merge the requirement for teens to earn community service hours with the desire of older adults to learn Internet skills. This resulted in a one-on-one tutoring program, pairing teens with seniors resulting in a rewarding experience for both the teens and the seniors.

The top five programs, which include Alameda County Library, will each receive a $1,000 prize for teen library materials or programs. The program will also be included in the fifth edition of “Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults,” to be published in summer 2008. Winners will also be featured in a program at the ALA’s Annual Conference 2008 in Anaheim, California.

“We looked for outstanding, interesting, and original programs that could be adapted to libraries in a variety of circumstances,” said YALSA Excellence Jury Chair RoseMary Honnold. “While all the submitted programs were successful, the programs chosen for Excellence are truly special in their creative and ingenious methods of reaching and serving teens.” Applications were judged on: the degree to which the program or service met the needs of its community, particularly the young adult audience it served; originality; and quality.

Congratulations to all the Teen participates and Teen Services Specialist Gary Morrison.

Interested in joining our Teen/Senior Web Connection? Call Gary @ 510-745-1438

Waiting for HP

HP & the Deathly HallowsThe countdown is on for the millions of Harry Potter fans waiting for Saturday’s arrival of the 7th installment of J. K. Rowling’s magical series. While you are waiting for HP and the Deathly Hallows, try some other titles that you just might like too.

Dickinson, Peter 
Tears of the salamander
 
Duane, Diane 
So you want to be a wizard

Napoli, Donna Jo
Beast
The Magic Circle
Sirena
Zel

Paolini, Christopher
Eragon
Eldest

Pierce, Tamora
Trickster’s Choice
Trickster’s Queen

Pullman, Philip 
Golden compass

Tolkien, J. R. R.
Fellowship of the ring
The Hobbit

Wrede, Patricia C. and Caroline Stevermer
The Grand Tour
Sorcery and Cecelia 

Yolen, Jane
Dragon’s Blood
Heart’s Blood

    
                                              HP

The 13th

In honor of Friday the 13th, here are a list of favorite horror books.
Is yours listed?

 The Cell            Carrie              The Stand

Stephen King          The Cell, Carrie and The Stand
                                                                   

                  Strangers                        By the Light of the Moon

Dean Koontz  

Strangers, By the Light of the Moon 
                                 

                            The Mirror 

Marlis Millhiser    The Mirror

                               Dead Lines

Greg Bear                Dead Lines

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Robert Louis
Stevenson                Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

                                    Frankenstein

Mary W.
Shelley                     Frankenstein

                                  Poe’s Short Stories

Edgar Allen Poe      18 Best Stories

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